March 31, 2021

“World in 2030” Public Survey: climate change and biodiversity loss biggest concern by far, multilateralism and education most important solutions

The results from UNESCO’s ‘World in 2030’ Public Survey – held from May until September this year – are in. An inclusive international call for input […]
March 26, 2021

IEPA joins 15 other UNESCO Category II Centres for Education to dialogue on ways to achieve UN SDG 4

The Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), a UNESCO Category II Centre at the University of Cape Coast, joined 15 global UNESCO Category II Centres […]
March 26, 2021

AIMS Forum to mark International Mathematics Day

Accra, March 14, GNA – The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana will hold a high-profile virtual forum on Monday, March 15, to commemorate the […]
March 25, 2021

Global partnership offers course on journalistic coverage of COVID-19 vaccine

Journalists, communicators and fact-checkers from around the world will be able to take a specialized Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled “Covering the COVID-19 Vaccine: what […]
March 22, 2021

World Poetry Day 2021

Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history […]
March 22, 2021

World Water Day

World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management […]
March 21, 2021

Call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is now open – 2005 Convention

The Ghana Commission for UNESCO is pleased to inform you that from 17 March to 16 June 2021, UNESCO will receive applications to the International Fund […]
March 17, 2021

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The UN General Assembly resolution 2142 (XXI)(link is external), adopted on 26 October 1966, proclaimed 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to […]
March 14, 2021

International Day of Mathematics 2021

14 March, proclaimed by UNESCO as International Day of Mathematics (IDM), will be held under the theme “Mathematics for a Better World“. Celebrating the beauty and […]
March 12, 2021

Call for nominations: 2021 UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences

Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2021 The UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences aims to promote and honour excellence in the basic sciences, defined […]
March 4, 2021

2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Gender equality in education is a basic right and a prerequisite to build inclusive societies. Although notable progress has been made over the last 20 years, […]
March 3, 2021

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development – 2021

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development – 2021   “Engineers aren’t very good at articulating the value of engineering and the impact that engineers and engineering […]
March 2, 2021

It will be disastrous to lose our mother tongues – Ghanaians told on International Mother Language Day

This year’s celebration of the UNESCO-proclaimed International Mother Language Day was tagged with a strong call on Ghanaian parents not to sacrifice their native languages in […]
March 2, 2021

International Women’s Day

In 1945, the Charter of the United Nations(link is external) became the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. The UN celebrated […]
March 2, 2021

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development – Engineering for a Healthy Planet, Celebrating the UNESCO Engineering Report

This day is celebrated each year on 4 March-to highlight the achievements of engineers and engineering in our modern world and improve public understanding of how […]
February 21, 2021

International Mother Language Day 2021

The theme of the 2021 International Mother Language Day, “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society,” recognizes that languages and multilingualism can advance inclusion, and […]
February 21, 2021

UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development:Call for Nominations 2021

The 2021 call for nominations is open until 30 April 2021. The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for sustainable development, funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards […]
February 13, 2021

UNESCO MGIEP Call for International Consultant PVE/TAGe

The call by UNESCO MGIEP for an International Consultant for our Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) and Talking Across Generations on Education (TAGe) projects.   The […]
February 10, 2021

WORLD RADIO DAY 2021

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became […]
February 10, 2021

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS:Supporting Climate Action in Africa Through Cultural Heritage

Deadline 11th February 2021   About the Project In many regions of Africa, the risks from climate change are pronounced as temperature increases in these regions […]
February 9, 2021

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION 2021

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. In celebrating […]
February 8, 2021

World Radio Day 2021

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became […]
February 5, 2021

“Sankofa” Small Grants Programme 2021

Terms of Reference for Project Proposals Deadline: March 10th, 2021 at 4PM GMT   Civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities have a recognized role in […]
February 5, 2021

UN IN GHANA COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DAY 2021

The Ghana Commission for UNESCO joined other stakeholders in Education (MOE, GES, ILO, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNU, and WFP) to commemorate the 3rd International […]
February 5, 2021

Ghana Commission for UNESCO Commemorates 3rd International Day for Education

The Ghana Commission for UNESCO joined other stakeholders in Education to commemorate the 3rd International Day for Education. Considering the extended closures of schools from March […]
February 4, 2021

Joint Scholarships Programme with Scholarships Secretariat For Master and PhD students – 2021-2022

For the 2021-2022 academic year the French Embassy in Ghana is partnering with Scholarships Secretariat to offer full Scholarships to Ghanaian students at Master’s and PhD […]
February 2, 2021

UNESCO offers free online courses on freedom of expression and safety of journalists

You can now browse for a selection of  free online courses on freedom of expression and safety of journalists organized by UNESCO and partners. Choose from a variety […]
January 31, 2021

UNESCO is seeking nominations for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2021

UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the field […]
January 22, 2021

UNESCO calls for proposals for the 2021 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

UNESCO launches a call for young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2021 ‘Silk Roads Youth Research Grant’. 12 research […]
January 20, 2021

BULLYING MUST STOP IN SCHOOLS

Just a few days into the reopening of schools, videos of seniors bullying and molesting their juniors are already circulating on social media. Bullying is one […]